On Christmas Day, New York Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka and his wife Alyse poised for a photo with their dog, to wish everyone a Merry Christmas via his Twitter account. “Higgy” has to feel better about his baseball career going forward than he ever has before. With his starting catcher future on the line, the Yankees decided to give their slumping catcher, Gary Sanchez another go by giving him a $5 million contract to catch in 2021.
However, the bottom line is that during the shortened 2020 season veteran backup catcher Kyle Higashioka took on a greater role by becoming pitching ace Gerrit Cole’s personal catcher.